FURTHER DROP: The benchmark Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell for a fourth straight day and the Dow Jones industrials lost 146 points on concerns about the pace of the recovery.
RETAIL CUTS: Downbeat forecasts from Nike and Bed Bath & Beyond brought questions about how the economy will recover without stronger retail sales.
FINE PRINT: Bank stocks slid on concerns that the financial overhaul bill nearing completion in Congress will be tougher than expected. Banks lobbied against a proposal to make the industry cover costs to dismantle mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Stocks slide on weak jobs reportSummary Box: Stocks fall after euro slides anew (AP)
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